EV Withdrawal

December 27, 2015

I miss my car. It’s now been over two weeks since I dropped off my electric Mitsubishi iMiEV at the dealer to get some work done. Last week, I was able to speak with the tech on the phone who ASSURED me that they now had the parts and were working on it, but may […]

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Setting up the Electric Plow

December 20, 2015

Hi Friends, I’ve had an ElecTrak E15 electric lawn tractor for a couple of years now. I was fortunate enough that it came with a plow. It’s great to have some equipment like this for snowy Wisconsin winters. (This is a VERY weird “El Nino” year, so we haven’t even had any snow yet!) Unfortunately, […]

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iMiEV: Recalls, Chargers, and an Electric Blanket

December 9, 2015

One thing that I knew was going to be a bit of a challenge about owning an iMiEV is that there is no certified Mitsubishi dealership near me. That’s right, you can’t get the car serviced just anywhere – only at OFFICIAL iMiEV certified Mitsubishi Dealerships. The one closest to me is in McHenry, Illinois, […]

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What I DON’T like about the iMiEV

December 7, 2015

In my last blog entry, I told you what I like about the iMiEV electric car. In this entry, I’ll tell you what I DON’T like about it…. The good news is that most of my dislikes are actually rather minor. That said, here we go. HEAT The heater in the car isn’t that great. […]

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Liking the iMiEV

December 5, 2015

After two weeks of owning the electric Mitsubishi iMiEV, I can give you my general sense of the car, including all the little things that I have found that I LIKE and DISLIKE about the car. The car itself: To be clear, overall, I really like the car. Even in my list of dislikes, none […]

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iMIEV Cross-Country Snow-storm Road Trip

November 20, 2015

For a long while now, I’ve been wanting to purchase a commercially-built electric car. After crunching some numbers, I realized that for a CHEAP electric car, my monthly payment would actually be LESS than what I am spending per month on gasoline right now. I found a good price on a Mitsubishi iMIEV – the […]

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New Scooter/DIY Battery

November 15, 2015

http://www.fluxmopeds.com/innovators People are ALWAYS asking me about good deals on electric vehicles or ways to use DIY to get a great price on a build-your-own setup. That’s one reason why I was excited to get a call from Matt at Flux Mopeds. Flux has been doing some great work designing, manufacturing and selling electric scooters. […]

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Ben on the Radio!

September 30, 2015

I’m on the radio! I got to appear in a ten-minute segment on Wisconsin Public Radio’s CENTRAL TIME – the afternoon news magazine show. It’s a short segment, so it wasn’t a whole lot more than an introduction and a handful of questions, but it was still a great time talking to the radio hosts […]

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Back from Loop the Lake

September 12, 2015

Well, I just got back from my Loop the Lake trip around Lake Michigan. All I can really say was that it was AMAZING! I toured the the north shore and crossed a bridge that was 250 feet in the air and longer than the Golden Gate. I rode the “Tunnel of Trees”. I met […]

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Loop the Lake: Day 3, Crossing the U.P.

September 5, 2015

I woke up this morning to a pretty quiet RV park. I made my instant oatmeal and also realized that I didn’t actually like Starbucks’ Via “Columbian” instant coffee. I’ve also found myself stuck a few times charging in a location nowhere near food. In town, I had seen a Super Walmart. After packing up […]

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